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Bitcoin’s [$BTC] rally is losing strength. For much of history, American capital has been one of the biggest drivers of $BTC; now, that’s not the case. With ETFs bleeding in addition, is the market set for chaos? U.S. Bitcoin demand loses strength One key metric to keep an eye on is the U.S. to The Rest Reserve Ratio, which compares Bitcoin held by U.S. entities with the rest of the world. After rising in strength through this cycle, the ratio has now fallen from its recent peak near 1.79 to around 1.59. Because U.S. capital is a major force behind…

In brief More than 140 companies have teamed up and revealed Open USD, a new stablecoin run by an independent operator called Open Standard. It promises free, uncapped minting/redemption, reserve earnings shared with partner businesses (minus a small fee), and governance by a board of partner companies. Circle’s stock price has plunged nearly 16% on the day following the announcement. Coinbase, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, BlackRock, and more than 140 other companies have banded together to launch a new stablecoin called Open USD (OUSD), in a bid to create shared digital payments infrastructure that no single firm controls. The news appears…

Sui Foundation has announced a partnership with African payments company Paga to explore tokenized real-world assets and blockchain-based financial tools across African markets. The collaboration brings together Sui’s high-speed blockchain infrastructure and Paga’s payments reach in a region where mobile financial services already play a major role. TL;DR Sui Foundation has partnered with payment gateway Paga. The collaboration aims to support tokenized real-world assets and financial tools in African markets. Sui’s fast settlement is expected to support asset transfers. Rollout details remain subject to local licensing, regulation, and adoption. The partnership fits into two larger crypto themes: tokenization and emerging-market…

The battle over the CLARITY Act is intensifying as lawmakers continue to debate how the U.S. should regulate the crypto industry. Senator Cynthia Lummis has defended the bill after Senator Elizabeth Warren claimed it would create new loopholes that could help America’s adversaries move billions through cryptocurrency. Lummis Says the Bill Strengthens Crypto Rules In a post on X, Lummis rejected Warren’s criticism, arguing that the CLARITY Act includes more than 16 safeguards against illicit finance. The Clarity Act has 16+ illicit finance safeguards, not loopholes:✅ Sec 201: BSA/AML applies to crypto✅ Sec 303: new sanctions to hit Iran✅ Sec…

Cloudflare opened a waitlist Wednesday for its Monetization Gateway, a new tool letting customers charge for any web page, dataset, API or MCP tool sitting behind its network. Payments settle in stablecoins over the x402 protocol. The announcement came from Cloudflare’s official X account Wednesday morning. Cloudflare, which says it handles roughly a fifth of global Internet traffic, is building on x402 through the x402 Foundation, the standards group the Linux Foundation launched in April. Agent-Driven Web Traffic Cloudflare pitched the product around AI agents replacing human visitors as the web’s dominant traffic source, arguing that shift makes per-seat and…

After closing June down about 20%, Bitcoin ($BTC) price opened July 1, 2026, at its lowest level in more than 21 months. Bitcoin price fell to $57,950 earlier on Wednesday, the lowest level in 652 days. At press time, the flagship coin traded at approximately $58,620, down around 1% over the past 24 hours. $BTC/USD 24-hour chart. Source: Finbold As such, $BTC’s market cap declined by roughly $15.1 billion over the past 24 hours to hover near $1.2 trillion at the time of reporting. Why is Bitcoin price down today? Bitcoin price opened July in bearish sentiment amid sustained selling…

Strategy Inc. MSTR shares (previously known as Microstrategy) fell more than 8% on Tuesday as a decline in Bitcoin prices weighed on cryptocurrency-linked stocks and prompted TD Cowen to lower its price target for the company, while maintaining a positive long-term outlook. The stock came under pressure alongside the broader crypto sector as Bitcoin fell below $60,000. TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza reduced his price target on Strategy to $260 from $400, while reiterating a Buy rating. The analyst said the lower target reflected Bitcoin’s current price rather than a change in conviction about the company. The decline also comes…

Shiba Inu has dropped about 20% over the past month, but the meme coin regained a spot among the top 30 cryptocurrencies despite subdued network activity. $SHIB Enters Q3 With Major Supply Shift Data from Arkham Intelligence shows that investors withdrew around 2.6 trillion $SHIB tokens from centralized exchanges like Binance and Kraken on June 30, capping a month-long trend of exchange outflows by large holders. The withdrawals came as $SHIB posted its worst-ever second quarter, falling 29.5% in Q2 and 24% in June. The exchange outflows have fueled speculation of a potential July rebound, as $SHIB has historically posted…

The meeting quickly turned into a debate. The discussion centered on concerns that the order could be viewed as critical of pesticide use, with American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall opposing the measure. After hearing both sides, Trump approved the executive order. Trump’s MAHA Farmers Meeting Turns Heated A meeting between President Donald Trump, senior administration officials, and a group of regenerative farmers turned into an unexpected policy debate before Trump signed an executive order supporting regenerative agriculture. The MAHA farmers Donald Trump meeting, which took place in the Oval Office, was initially expected to be a routine signing…

Large $XRP transfers above 1 million tokens from Coinbase increased from about 10% to 25.7% of total outflows between mid-June and July 1, based on CryptoQuant data. Whale accumulation signals intensified sharply, while Binance remained stable near 49.6% in large withdrawals. The data suggests shifting behavior across exchanges, while destination of funds remains unconfirmed, keeping the focus on accumulation patterns rather than selling pressure. $XRP outflows from Coinbase show a sharp rise in large transfer activity recorded on-chain during late June and early July. The movement, tracked through CryptoQuant, reflects higher participation from large holders while price action remains stable…